Athens police arrest man for stealing mom's TV after he brings it back

ATHENS, Alabama -- Officers arrested a man after he brought back the television he had stolen from his mother Tuesday.

According to Decatur police, officers were called to the 100 block of McClint Street on a burglary call Tuesday evening. When they arrived, the victim told officers her son had broken into her home and
taken her 22-inch Vizio television.

While officers were on the scene, the victim's son, 21-year-old Austin
Gerard Brooks brought the television back to his mother, the report said. Officers charged Brooks with domestic violence, second-degree burglary, and third-degree criminal trespassing, the report said.

Brooks was
transported to the Decatur police department where he was booked and then taken to the county jail.